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Written by David Wolman
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Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00 |
LEBO, Kan. — Fresh off winning a season-opening Jayhawk Invitational — all five wins in straight sets — the Central Heights volleyball team continued its hot start to the season Tuesday, posting a 25-5, 25-13 victory over Marais de Cygnes Valley before following that up with a 25-17, 25-14 win over host Lebo.
“We served well, and we found a way to win even though we weren’t on top of our game,” coach Kelli Brown said of her team, which improved its record to 7-0.
Serving was a strong point for the Vikings on Saturday in Mound City, where they served at a 96 percent clip, and again Tuesday in Lebo, where they finished with the same percentage. Marissa Cox, Maggie Cotter and Jennifer Bell didn’t miss a serve all night, going a perfect 64 of 64 from behind the line. Overall, Central Heights successfully made 234 of 243 service attempts.
Cox not only served well, but also proved to be a tough force to contain at middle hitter with 18 kills and nine blocks. That’s in addition to 12 digs and 10 assists. Katelin Horstick provided some big contributions in the middle with 11 kills and six blocks.
Cotter set up the offense well, dishing out 19 assists.
Bell is in her first season at libero, but she already is making a big impact in the back row, and she had another solid effort with 16 digs. Cecilia Wuertz and Karly Schulte each had 13 digs.
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Written by David Wolman
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Friday, 02 July 2010 08:00 |
Discus or shot put?
The debate had raged all spring as to which event Central Heights junior Marissa Cox was better in. She even chimed in with her own opinion. 
“Definitely, discus,” she said.
Turns out, Cox, the Tri-County Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year, was pretty darn good in both events.
Coming into the state track and field championships in late May in Wichita, she held the top distance in Class 3A in the discus and one of the top marks in the shot put. But when the medals were handed out at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium, she stood a couple of steps higher to receive her first-place medal in the discus after registering a winning toss of 39 feet, 8 inches. She placed third in the discus and tied for 10th in the high jump.
“I was just stunned,” Cox said. “It was a crazy feeling and just amazing because discus felt like a possibility, but to do it in the event that I struggle in more was just unreal.”
Struggle or no struggles, she claimed her first state championship.
Even with a state title in her possession, Cox said that she is still a work in progress in the shot put. But, with the help of assistant coach Kevin Tooley she said she believes she has made tremendous strides in the event. One of the most helpful pointers Tooley has provided Cox is for her to keep her hips back. She also changed her throwing technique during this season from a spinning to a gliding one.
Apparently, Tooley made all of the right moves.
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Written by David Wolman
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Friday, 07 May 2010 08:00 |
The Central Heights softball team has shown at certain moments this season that it has the capability of putting together some big innings at the plate.
The Vikings showed why again Tuesday.
After a scoreless first four innings in game one, the bats came alive for the Vikings in a big way in the fifth and sixth, where they plated five runs in each frame, before going on to a 10-0 victory in six innings. That served as a prelude to the events that transpired in the first inning of the nightcap, where Central Heights scored nine times, before going on to complete the road sweep with a 20-4 victory in three innings.
Karly Schulte was rather dominant in her efforts. She allowed just two hits with seven strikeouts. She has now yielded just one run in the past 40 innings.
The offense finally came in support of Schulte’s efforts in the fifth. After not capitalizing on scoring opportunities in the previous two innings, the Vikings (15-2) didn’t let another opportunity slip away, scoring five runs on six hits. Katelin Horstick delivered the biggest blow with a two-run hit. Cecilia Wuertz and Joy Savage also had RBIs.
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Written by David Wolman
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Friday, 30 April 2010 08:00 |
Karly Schulte saw her streak of 22 consecutive shutout innings come to an end Tuesday.
Central Heights’ offense made sure she left with another victory, however, as the Vikings cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Anderson County Bulldogs in game one of the doubleheader at the Central Heights Sports Complex.
Sara Schaeffer took the mound for the Vikings in the nightcap and helped the Vikings to complete the sweep by tossing a shutout in an 8-0 victory, improving Central Heights’ overall record to 11-2.
Anderson County scored its lone run of the twin-bill in the second inning of the first game, but that’s the only damage Schulte allowed, as she went on to finish with 10 strikeouts while walking just one batter.
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Written by David Wolman
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Friday, 30 April 2010 08:00 |
Skye Mills already threw seven innings Tuesday in a complete game, 4-1 Central Heights victory against Anderson County in the opener of the doubleheader.
However, with the Bulldogs mounting a serious threat in the top of the seventh in game two, he was summoned to the mound to prevent any further damage. The southpaw delivered, striking out the side, helping Central Heights, now 10-3 overall, to complete the sweep with a 7-6 victory.
Mills (6-1) had a solid outing in the opener, allowing just one run and six hits, while striking out eight. Central Heights’ offense came to support him in a big way in the fifth, where the Vikings posted all four of their runs. Wade Davis had the biggest hit, a two-run double. Mills and Thomas Conaway also had RBI hits. Trever Burkdoll went two-for-three.
“We had some clutch hits by some of our players,” Central Heights coach Jason Brown said. “We did a nice job of scoring when we needed to and then played defense behind Skye to close out the game. We are finding ways to win and that is a good characteristic to have as a team. If we can continue to play solid defense that will carry us a long ways.”
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